Compound ID | 2594
Licheniformin
Class: Natural product antibiotic
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Small molecule; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Antimycobacterial |
| Mechanism of action: | Unknown |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, staphylococci, streptococci, and corynebacteria |
| Description: | Natural product from Bacillus licheniformis; has synergistic effect with sulphetrone in tuberculosis infection |
| Year first mentioned: | 1947 |
| Development status: | Inactive |
| Reason dropped: | Elicits subacute or chronic renal changes |
| External links: | |
| Citation: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2073060/?page=9 |
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